Line throwing gun kit



May 13, .1947. J, w. BALDWIN 2,420,347

LINE THROWING GUN KIT Filed Dec. 19, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN V EN TOR.

Patented May 13, 1947 LINE. THBOWING GUN. KIT

.Eoseph W. Baldwin, Worcester, Mass assignpr to HarringtQn 84 Richardson Arms Company, a corporation of; Massachusetts Application December 19, 1944, SerialANo. 5,68,85, 1

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a line throwing gun and a kit therefor comprising a storage and carrying chest particularly adapted for the gun, projectiles, cord, and other accessories.

Objects of the invention include the provision of a line throwing gun kit comprising a box having partitions therein constructed and arranged for the reception and holding of the line throwing gun, said partitions being rigid and strong for the purpose of maintaining the box against wearing or warping and providing against damage; the provision of a special rack for the reception of spindles for the cord and the provision of strengthening ribs for the reception of projectiles, said ribs being contained in a hinged cover completing and closing the box.

Other objects and advantages in the invention Will appear hereinafter,

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the kit showing the same fully equipped and in open position;

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of the open kit with contents removed;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the box on line 33 of Fi 2;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the box on line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a section on line 55 of Fig. 2.

The kit of the present invention comprises a box having a solid bottom member ID, end walls I2 and front and rear walls I4', the rear wall I4 having a cover I6 hinged thereto,

The box is provided with a pair of relatively heavy and rigid partitions i8 and 20 respectively, these partitions being Widely spaced and strengthening the box. The partition I8 is provided with a top open slot as shown at 22, this slot having its ends inclined relatively to the front and rear members I4 as clearly indicated in Fig. 1 and this slot receives the stock 24 of the gun 26 as shown. There is provided a pivoted keeper 28 to close slot 22 maintaining the stock of the gun in position.

Partition 20 is similar to partition I 8 and is provided with a slot 36 for receiving the barrel of the gun, slot 30 bein located adjacent the rear member I4 of the box. A pivoted keeper 32 is also provided for slot 30. The line throwing gun is provided with a canister 34 which is secured thereto by clamps 36, it being particularly pointed out that the arrangement of slots 22 and 30 insure that the gun will be held in a position wherein the canister 34 is conveniently contained in the box between the partitions while still fastened to the gun, so that the gun may be quickly detached from the partitions and will be in working order ready to fire without any further preparation. This fact is of considerable importance because it is often necessary to use the line throwing gun quickly and it is advantageous to be able to merely lift the gun from the storage box without having to load it and apply the canister,

A further strengthening partition 38, parallel to the side members I4 and adjacent the rear member is used to space partition I8 from the right hand end member I2 and to rigidify the adjacent corner of the box while providing a storage compartment for instance for ammunition.

A separate box like rack is secured in position in the box at the left hand end thereof and this rack comprises front and rear members 40 connected by an end member 42, the latter spacing the members 40 and extending across the box assisting in the rigidifying action of the partitions I8 and 26. Members 40 are provided with apertures '44 receiving the spindles 46 of cord spools 48 and a lever closer 50 maintains the spindles in racked position. This rack clearly reinforces the left hand end of the box together with partition 20, and the rack and partition are spaced by a block 52 holding a brush or other accessory. The partition I8 is closer to its adjacent end and is aided only by partition 38, but a balance in the rigidity of the box is achieved by the relative locations of partitions I8 and 20,

The cover I6 is protected against wearing and warping by partitions or braces 54 and 56, the latter having apertures 58 to receive projectiles 60. Closures 62 keep the projectiles in place and their other ends are held in braces 64. A cleaning rod 66 may be held by partition 54 as shown in Fig. 1.

By the nature of their use on ships and small boats, as well as on shore, these kits are subject to hard usage and damp weather conditions, and the present invention provides a kit ideal in all respects for such use. With the canister 34' strapped to the gun in the kit, the gun is always ready for instant use and the box itself is almost indestructible, each brace and cross member having its strengthening function as well as its usefulness for holding and maintaining the articles in quickly and easily accessible position, it being noted that the spindles 46 and projectiles also aid in strengthening the kit because they are endwise immovable.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited 3 to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claim, but what I claim is:

A line throwing gun kit comprising a box, a cross brace in the box adjacent an end thereof, a brace extending from the cross brace to the said end forming two compartments, 2. pair of spaced cross braces adjacent the other end of the box, and a rack extending from-one of the last named braces to the said other end of the box, a gun secured to the first named cross brace by the gun stock and to one of said pair of spaced cross braces by the barrel the stock of the gun lying at least in part in one of the compartments, and a canister secured in depending relation to the gun barrel and lying between the cross braces 15 Number to which the gun is secured. V JOSEPH W. BALDWIN.

5 file of this patent:

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